Cheap flights from Pietermaritzburg to Africa from R1 843

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Africa from Pietermaritzburg, with most prices found around R2 584. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Africa from Pietermaritzburg during March instead. Flights to Africa in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around R2 732.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Africa. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as R3 346. The most expensive day to fly to Africa is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around R3 837.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Pietermaritzburg to Africa when you can find flight prices for as low as R3 387. Flying to Africa in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Africa are more costly at midday, with an average ticket price of R4 463. Departure times at midday fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Africa from Pietermaritzburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Africa for around R3 341 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Africa from Pietermaritzburg for as low as R1 942 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Pietermaritzburg to Africa flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Airlink is the most popular carrier operating from Pietermaritzburg to Africa

FlySafair, Lift and South African are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Africa from Pietermaritzburg according to our data. FlySafair is the first choice among our users, with 68% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Africa. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 9% of flights between Pietermaritzburg and Africa have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 73 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Airlink have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Pietermaritzburg and Africa is 15 per day as of October 2026. The most frequent departure time is 14:00, with 39% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

107 flights are operational weekly from Pietermaritzburg to Africa as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.